Observer |
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Name | Kris W |
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Experience Level | 2/5 |
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Remarks | This is the brightest meteor I have ever witnessed and thought it would hit the ground. |
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Location |
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Address | Loleta, CA |
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Latitude | 40° 40' 46.15'' N (40.68°) |
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Longitude | 124° 12' 2.98'' W (-124.2°) |
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Elevation | 1.95m |
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Time and Duration |
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Local Date & Time | 2020-12-29 19:04 PST |
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UT Date & Time | 2020-12-30 03:04 UT |
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Duration | ≈7.5s |
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Direction |
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Moving direction | From up left to down right |
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Descent Angle | 100° |
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Moving |
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Facing azimuth | 195° |
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First azimuth | 180° |
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First elevation | 45° |
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Last azimuth | 200° |
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Last elevation | 20° |
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Brightness and color |
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Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
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Color | Blue/Green |
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Concurrent Sound |
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Observation | No |
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Remarks | - |
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Delayed Sound |
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Observation | No |
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Remarks | - |
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Persistent train |
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Observation | Yes |
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Duration | 2s |
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Length | 10° |
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Remarks | From glowing bright blue to green with fragments |
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Terminal flash |
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Observation | Yes |
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Remarks | Turned from very bright blue to bright green |
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Fragmentation |
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Observation | Yes |
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Remarks | - |
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